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Diamondbacks in position to take second straight series from Mets
Zac Gallen pitched the Arizona Diamondbacks to within one game of a second consecutive series victory over the New York Mets with a 5-1 win Tuesday. Each team will send out a quality arm in an attempt to secure the series finale Wednesday afternoon.,Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly (3-1, 4.06 ERA)...

Guardians hope to keep bats hot in series finale with Nats
Carlos Santana and Daniel Schneemann are providing quite the power surge for the Cleveland Guardians.,The duo looks to remain hot on Wednesday afternoon as the Guardians and host Washington Nationals play the rubber match of their three-game series.,Santana continues to pay dividends after signing a...

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. carries Diamondbacks past slumping Mets
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs, Zac Gallen recorded his first home victory this season and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 5-1 in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Gurriel's two-run homer off Mets starter David Peterson (2-2) in the sixth inning gave t...

Guardians salvage doubleheader split with Game 2 rout of Nationals
Carlos Santana belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning, helping the visiting Cleveland Guardians salvage a split of a doubleheader with a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,Daniel Schneemann also went deep and joined Santana in scoring on a wild pitch for the Guardians, who a...

Report: Sue Bird to become managing director of USWNT
USA Basketball plans to name Sue Bird its managing director of the women's national team for the 2028 Olympic cycle, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Bird, 44, was a member of five Olympic gold medal-winning teams and four FIBA World Cup champions during her storied playing career, which came to an en...

Padres star CF Jackson Merrill (hamstring) returns from injury
San Diego Padres star center fielder Jackson Merrill was activated from the 10-day injured list prior to Tuesday night's road game against the New York Yankees.,Merrill missed the previous 24 games since injuring his right hamstring, He last played on April 6.,The injury occurred less than a week af...

Nationals outlast Guardians in opener of doubleheader
Jose Tena smacked a two-run double to break a tie as the Washington Nationals recovered with a big seventh-inning rally to defeat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 10-9 in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.,James Wood hit a two-run homer and Jacob Young also drove in two runs for the Nationals...

Maple Leafs pledge to play Game 2 'the right way' vs. Panthers
The Toronto Maple Leafs are focused on what lies ahead, not retribution, as they get set to host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference second-round series.,Starting goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Game 1 on Monday midway through the second period. He took an elbow t...

Report: Kings hiring B.J. Armstrong as assistant GM
The Sacramento Kings are hiring B.J. Armstrong, a three-time NBA champion as a player with the Chicago Bulls, as their assistant general manager, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,The Kings last month hired longtime NBA executive Scott Perry as general manager and on May 1 announced that the interim tag had...

Tigers-Rockies postponed; twin bill set for Thursday
The Colorado Rockies' series opener Tuesday against the visiting Detroit Tigers was called off due to inclement weather in Denver.,Instead, the Rockies and Tigers will play once on Wednesday as scheduled and a traditional doubleheader on Thursday afternoon that will begin at 1:10 p.m. local time. Ga...

New Haven transitions to D1, joins Northeast Conference
The University of New Haven accepted an invitation to join the Northeast Conference on July 1 and will begin transitioning from Division II to Division I.,"We are thrilled to welcome the University of New Haven to the Northeast Conference family," NEC commissioner Noreen Morris said in a statement T...

Maple Leafs G Anthony Stolarz (head) not ruled out for Game 2
The Toronto Maple Leafs have yet to determine Anthony Stolarz's status for Game 2 of their second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers after the No. 1 goaltender was knocked out of Game 1 with an apparent head injury.,Speaking to reporters Tuesday, coach Craig Berube said that the team ...

Falcons, Tundra go straight to semis to start BLAST Slam III
Team Falcons and Tundra Esports finished atop their respective groups at the BLAST Slam III event on Tuesday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,By grabbing first place in Groups A and B, respectively, Falcons and Tundra were seeded directly into the semifinals of the playoff stage that begins Wednesday.,The $1...

Blues' F Dylan Holloway has surgery; D Torey Krug might not return
St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway underwent surgery for an undisclosed injury and is expected to be able to play at the start of the 2025-26 season. The news about veteran defenseman Torey Krug was not as positive.,General manager Doug Armstrong held his end-of-season news conference on Tuesday...

Chiefs OT Josh Simmons, first-round pick, signs rookie deal
Offensive tackle Josh Simmons signed his four-year, $14.7 million rookie contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday.,The team made the agreement with the 32nd overall pick official with a photo of Simmons signing the document.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have sig...

LIV's Dustin Johnson invited to PGA Championship
LIV Golf member Dustin Johnson will participate in next week's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlote, N.C., according to the list of participants that was revealed Tuesday.,Johnson is a two-time major winner, coming out on top in the 2016 U.S. Open and the 2020 Masters Tournament. His Ma...
Biggest Remaining NFL Offseason Questions for the Browns, Falcons, Saints and More
With four months until kickoff, quarterback controversies, high-priced backups and long-term planning dominate the biggest lingering questions of the 2025 NFL offseason....

Jason Day WDs from Truist Championship
World No. 32 Jason Day has withdrawn from this week's Truist Championship for an undisclosed reason, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday.,The former major champion was replaced in the field in Philadelphia by Patrick Rodgers.,Day, 37, was forced to withdraw from The Players Championship in March due to a...

Florida's Todd Golden gets lucrative contract extension
Florida is rewarding national championship-winning coach Todd Golden with a contract extension that will pay him $40.5 million through the 2030-31 season.,Golden, 39, became the youngest coach to win a title since 37-year-old Jim Valvano when the Gators beat Houston 65-63 in the championship game of...

Knicks look to press advantage as Celtics search for shooting stroke
The Boston Celtics have their backs against the wall and could be without starting center Kristaps Porzingis on Wednesday when they host the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.,Porzingis, who averaged 19.5 points per game during the regular season, didn't play in the seco...